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Alaska SBDC outlines free advising, paid subscriptions and local client data to Kenai Peninsula Assembly
Summary
Cliff Cochran, Alaska SBDC Connector and Center Director, told the assembly the center provides no‑cost confidential advising, workshops and access to paid data subscriptions (IBISWorld, ProfitSense, AirDNA) to support entrepreneurs on the Kenai Peninsula; Cochran said the annual small‑business survey is sent only to SBDC clients.
Cliff Cochran, Connector and Center Director for the Alaska Small Business Development Center, briefed the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Feb. 17 about SBDC services and local impact.
Cochran described the center’s core offerings—no‑cost, confidential business advising; workshops and webinars; and proprietary research tools that the SBDC provides to clients for free. He said the Kenai Peninsula center assisted 490 clients in calendar year 2025 and highlighted longer‑term impacts: more than 1,500 business owners helped and roughly 2,000 jobs supported over the…
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